Reports: Yale professor Samuel See died of drug overdose while in New Haven police custody

The Connecticut state medical examiner has concluded that Samuel See, the Yale University faculty member who in November died in police custody following his arrest in a domestic disturbance, died from an overdose of methamphetamine and amphetamine, according to reports.

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See, 34, an assistant professor of English and American studies at the Ivy League school, was found dead Nov. 24 in a cell at the Union Avenue Detention Facility He had been arrested earlier in the day following a domestic dispute with his husband.

Following news of his death, several at the university questioned the circumstances leading to his death, and the role of the police. Some Yale students and fellow academics called the incident a "political death," alleging that See, who was gay, may have been mistreated or abused while in custody at the city jail.

Family and friends in mid-December demonstrated outside the New Haven police station to protest the police handling of the case.

The initial autopsy completed days after his death showed no signs of physical trauma or injury that would cause death. At the time the cause of death was undetermined pending toxicology test results, which typically take several weeks.

According to the toxicology report that was released on Monday by chief medical examiner James Gill, See died of acute methamphetamine and amphetamine intoxication with recent myocardial infarction. His death was ruled an accident, according to the Hartford Courant.

The Courant reports police are continuing to investigate circumstances leading up to See's arrest and his death.

The New Haven Independent reports the medical examiner is not clear when See took the drugs that led to the overdose. The death certificate lists the date and time of injury as “unknown.